Auctav March Sale

Offered as lot 8 by Chauvigny Global Equine SASU, Etoile Du Ficheaux (Fr) (Cokoriko {Fr}) brought €58,000 from Anne-Marie and Jamie Shepperd at the Auctav March Sale on Tuesday. In foal to Saint Des Saints (Fr), the 8-year-old mare was placed in the G3 Prix Sagan. Dream Ahead 2-year-old colt Perhaps Traou Land (Fr) (lot 9), part of the Ecurie Edouard Monfort draft, attracted a bid of €22,000 from Arch Marlon. The Arabian Alobayyah (Fr) (Al Mourtajez {Fr}) (lot 5) brought €62,000 from Alban de Mieulle to top the sale...

Three more lots have been added to the Auctav March Sale set for Mar. 29. Dream Ahead 2-year-old Perhaps Traou Land (Fr) (lot 8) is a half-brother to seven winners and will be offered by trainer Edouard Monfort. Monfort said, "This colt is still growing. He should be ready late spring or early summer. I bought him at the sales, I liked him a lot. He is a late season-born colt. He is well made and has a good temper. From what he shows in the morning, he is very...

A nomination for Doctor Dino (Fr) (Muhtathir {GB}) realized the high bid of €23,000 from Nicola Fitzgerald at the Auctav March Sale Mar. 30. Offered by the Doctor Dino Syndicate, the full amount of the nomination will be donated to Unicef to help the children of Ukraine. "We already have several offspring by Doctor Dino and they are truly exceptional," said Fiztgerald of the stallion, who stands for €18,000 at Haras du Mesnil in France. "It was a great opportunity and the fact that this sale is for charity only...